Kevan Jones: The new rates of war pensions and allowances proposed from April 2010 are set out in the tables below. The annual uprating of war pensions and allowances for 2010 will take place from the week beginning 12 April. To provide additional support to households during the early stages of economic recovery, the 2009 pre-Budget report announced that the Government will bring forward a proportion of the increases expected in April 2011 a year earlier, thereby providing a 1.5 per cent. increase for those benefits normally uprated by RPI.
	
		
			 War Pensions Rates 
			 (Weekly rates unless otherwise shown) Rates2009 Rates2010 
			 War Pensions   
			 Disablement Pension (100% rates)   
			 officer (£ per annum) 7,952.00 8,072.00 
			 other ranks 152.40 154.70 
			
			 Age allowances payable from age 65   
			 40% -50% 10.25 10.40 
			 over 50% but not over 70% 15.65 15.90 
			 over 70% but not over 90% 22.30 22.65 
			 over 90% 31.30 31.80 
			
			 Disablement gratuity (one-off payment)   
			 specified minor injury (min.) 970.00 985.00 
			 specified minor injury (max.) 7,247.00 7,356.00 
			 1-5% gratuity 2,423.00 2,459.00 
			 6-14% gratuity 5,387.00 5,468.00 
			 15%-19% gratuity 9,423.00 9,564.00 
			
			 Supplementary Allowances   
			
			 Unemployability allowance   
			 Personal 94.20 95.60 
			 adult dependency increase 53.10 53.10 
			 increase for first child 12.35 12.35 
			 increase for subsequent children 14.50 14.50 
			
			 Invalidity allowance   
			 higher rate 18.65 18.65 
			 middle rate 12.00 12.00 
			 lower rate 6.00 6.00 
			
			 Constant attendance allowance   
			 exceptional rate 115.00 116.80 
			 intermediate rate 86.25 87.60 
			 full-day rate 57.50 58.40 
			 part-day rate 28.75 29.20 
			
			 Comforts allowance   
			 higher rate 24.70 25.10 
			 lower rate 12.35 12.55 
			
			 Mobility supplement 54.85 55.65 
			
			 Allowance for lowered standard of occupation (maximum) 57.44 58.22 
			
			 Therapeutic earnings limit (annual rate) 4,784.00 4,836.00 
			
			 Exceptionally severe disablement allowance 57.50 58.40 
			
			 Severe disablement occupational allowance 28.75 29.20 
			
			 Clothing allowance (£ per annum) 196.00 199.00 
			
			 Education allowance (£ per annum) (max) 120.00 120.00 
			 Widow(er)s'Benefits   
			
			 Widow(er)s' - other ranks (basic with children) 115.55 117.30 
			 Widow(er) - Officer (basic with children) (£ per annum) 6,147.00 6,239.00 
			 Childless widow(er)s' u-40 (other ranks) 27.68 28.10 
			 Childless widow(er)s' u-40 (Officer highest rate both wars) (£ per annum) 2,135.00 2,167.00 
			
			 Supplementary Pension 77.32 78.48 
			 Age allowance   
			 (a) age 65 to 69 13.20 13.40 
			 (b) age 70 to 79 25.30 25.70 
			 (c) age 80 and over 37.55 38.10 
			
			 Children's allowance   
			 Increase for first child 18.15 18.40 
			 Increase for subsequent children 20.30 20.60 
			
			 Orphan's pension   
			 Increase for first child 20.70 21.00 
			 Increase for subsequent children 22.70 23.05 
			
			 Unmarried dependant living as spouse (max) 113.20 114.95 
			
			 Rent allowance (maximum) 43.60 44.25 
			
			 Adult orphan's pension (maximum) 88.75 90.10